Match-package.



No. 805,121. A PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. J. A. E. ORISWELL.

MATCH PACKAGE. APPLIQATION FILED DEG. 18, 1903,

lor device.

JAMES A. EKIN CRISl/VELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MATCH-PACKAGE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed December 18, 1903. Serial No, 185,676.

T0 all whom t may concern/.n

Be it known that I, JAMES A. EKIN CRIS- WELL, of New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Match-Packages, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX act description.

This invention relates more particularly to a match-package adapted for advertising purposes.

The primary object of the invention is to provide simple and efficient means whereby a bookglviked device may be employed which is adapted to retain and removably hold a numloer of matches therein and upon which advertising or other matter may be printed, lithographed, embossed, or otherwise produced, and which has a part thereof provided with a suitable igniting material for the matches, and which is adapted to be folded in a neat package, so as to inclose the matches held therein in order that it might be readily placed in the pocket without occupying much space.

A further object of the invention is to provide a package in which one or more rows of matches may be each individually and removf ably clamped or held in the package.

The invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part ofk .this specification, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a general perspective View of one form of match-package embodyingmyinvention,theflapbeingopened so as to expose the matches to view. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section through the package or device shown in Fig. 1, Jthe section being taken on the line II II of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line III III of Fig. 2, illustrating' the retaining means for removably holding the matches. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section of the match-retaining device, strip, or container. Fig. 5 is a vertical section illustrating one means for holding two rows or sets of matches. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan taken on the line IX IX of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section of the match-retaining device or container. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional plan of another match-retaining strip Fig. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a match-retaining device in which is a metallic corrugated or crimped strip having small tongues which are adapted to loe clamped to the backings or reinforcing-strips, and Figs. 10 and 11 are enlarged fragmentary vertical sections showing different means for retaining the matches and match-retaining device in the cover.

The cover 10 is rectangular and is made of a single piece of material and comprises the main body portion 11, one end of which, as 12, is turned or bent over inwardly to form a pocket and an inclosing flap 13. In the pocket and between the turned-over end 12 is amatclrretainingdevice,contai ner,or strip 14. This match-retaining device 14 is transversely narrower than the bent-over end and leaves a free engaging' lip or engaging surface 15, which extends the entire width of said bentover end. The match-retaining device 14 is permanently secured by glue or in any other desired wayin the pocket between and to the adjacent faces of the bent-overend 12 and the body portion 11, and said device comprises a corrugated or crimped strip 16, to the raised p0rtions of which are secured the backing or reinforcing strips 17. The corrugated strip 16 and the reinforcing-strip 17 are rigidly secured together and form a series of individual cells,

in which the ends of the match-stems opposite the heads are forced, the number of cells varying according to the number of matches the package is to contain. Each cell is of such shape and size that when the ends of the matchstems opposite the heads are forced therein the walls will clamp and hold each match, yet will permit its removal for use.

The cover or casing 10 has two folds, one at 18 to form the fiap 13 and a second fold 19 at the opposite end of the package where the bent-over end is folded. The flap 13 is adapted to be inserted under the free projecting lip 15 to inclose the matches within the package, yet permits the iap 13 to be quickly raised when it is desired to remove one or more matches for use. The ventire package, including the match-retaining device or container, may be made of paper, strawboard, leather, or other material. On the bent-over end 12 is a suitable safety or otherfriction match striking surface 20, according to the kind of matches forming a p art of the package, and on the inner side of the flap 13, as well as the outer surfaces of the package, may be placed suitable advertising matter. By making the package in the manner described the matches are more readily removed or inclosed within the package, and the removal of one or more matches does not disturb those remaining.

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In Figs. to 7 the match-package is adapted to contain two rows of matches. The matchretaining device or container 21 has a central partition or web 22, the outer backings or reinforcing-strips 23, and between each reinforcing-strip and the partition 22 is acrimped or corrugated strip 24, which is rigidly secured to said partition and strips so as to form individual cells or recesses for the matches, the whole match-retaining device being rigidly secured in the easing or cover by means of glue, wire staples, or in any suitable manner and said cover being substantially the same as in Figs. 1 and 2.

The match-retaining device in Fig. 8 may have a corrugated metal strip 25, and in Fig. 9 the match-strip 26 has tongues 27 cut therefrom, which are forced through the backings or reinforcing-strips 28 and bent so as to rigidly hold the parts together.

Fig. 1() shows how the match-retaining device for a single row or set of matches may be secured to the outer cover or casing, which is made of paper, strawboard, or like material, by means of a metallic stitch or staple 29, and in Fig. 1l a similar construction is shown, except that the match-retaining device is fastened within the casing or inclosure by means of glue or paste. In both of these cases either one or both of the members, backings or reinforcing-strips of the match-retaining device may be dispensed with and the casing or cover made to take the place of the same.

The match-retaining device or container maybe of any desired form, and while I have described and shown one form of match it will be understood that any suitable make of match may be employed when desirable or convenient.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device of the character described, comprising an approximately rectangular piece of material having a body portion, a short bentover end forming a pocket, and a longer portion forming aninclosing Hap, a narrow corrugated strip permanently secured in said pocket, said corrugated strip and the sides of the pocket forming individual clamping-cells for the ends of the matches opposite their heads, the short bent-over end extending' beyond the corrugated strip to provide a free iiap or end under which the inclosing liap is adapted to be tucked or inserted to cover the matches.

2. A match-holding device, comprising a cover having a body portion, a short bentover end, and a longer portion forming an inclosing iap,a narrow retaining device to hold and clamp individual matches permanently seprising a cover having a body portion, a short bent-over end forming a pocket, and a longer portion forming an inclosing iap, a narrow corrugated strip and a reinforcing or backing strip permanently secured in said pocket and to each other and serving to hold the bentover end to the body portion, the short bentover end extending beyond the corrugated strip to provide a free flap or end under which the inclosing flap is adapted to be tucked or inserted.

4. A match-holding package, comprising a sheet folded upon itself to form a casing, and a match-retaining device secured within the fold of the package and consisting of a corrugated strip anda backing or supporting strip on each side ofthe corrugated strip, said strips being permanently secured together and to the inner faces of the casing, and a matchstriking surface on the package.

5. A match-holding package, comprising a rectangular piece of material having a body portion, a short bent-over end forming a pocket, and a longer portion forming an inclosing flap, a narrow corrugated strip, backing or reinforcing strips permanently secured to the corrugated strip and to the adjacent inner faces of the bent-over end and the body portion in said pocket, said corrugated and backing strips serving to clamp and hold the matches, the bent-over end extending beyond the corrugated strip to provide a free flap or end under which the inclosing flap is adapted to be tucked or inserted to cover the matches, and a match-striking surface on the outside of the package.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a cover having a body portion, a short bent-over end, and a longer portion forming an inclosing iap, a narrow retaining' device having individual clamping and holding means permanently secured between said bent-over end and the body portion and serving' to hold and support the bent-over end in a folded position over the body portion, the short bentover end extending beyond the match-retaining device to provide a free flap or end under which the inclosing flap is adapted to be tucked or inserted.

J. A. EKIN GRISIVELL. Vitnesses:

M. TURNER, E. A. HoDGsoN. 

